Well I was at a red light waiting for the light to train green when I stepped on the Excelerator pedal I heard something snapped and the car would not move anymore I try to switch gears and the car would not move at all it would just accelerate the engine will sound like Like if I had the car on Neutral. In any gear I try to shift there was no warning in the vehicle no light turned on the only light that it was turned on was the one with the check engine because of the Cadillac converter but other than that no other lights were coming out or flashing

- South Gate, CA, USA

The contact owned a 2008 Volvo XC90. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 mph, the vehicle seized without any warning light illuminated. The driver attempted to depress the accelerator pedal which failed to respond. The driver veered off to the shoulder of the road. No warning lights came onto dash prior to or after vehicle lost power. Noticed under the hood was smoking. The driver got out the vehicle and called for help, within minutes the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was contacted and a report was filed. The fire department extinguished the flames. No police report was filed. No medical attention was needed due to no injuries being reported. The fire department came and put the fire out and instructed us there was not any reason to call local police. The vehicle was towed by a local towing company on a flat bed tow truck. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that prior to the failure the vehicle was seen at an independent mechanic where her daughter got her alternator repaired. The manufacturer, Volvo was contacted and they are performing a further investigation on the car fire. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Choudrant, LA, USA

I was driving down the highway and my vehicle completely shut down and the steering locked. I was able to put on the emergency signals and the big rigs behind me blew their horns. They were getting closer to me because I was decelerating at a rate that would have resulted in a colission. Fortunately I was able to coast into an emergency lane while they went whipping past me. The Volvo service manager stated that he had heard of a similar situation before. In an email to me he stated that "the pressure sensor was giving a faults reading, of excessive fuel pressure. When the pem saw the faults reading, it cut the fuel to the engine as it thought it was way over pressurized." I feel very fortunate that nobody was severally injured or killed.

- Hampden, ME, USA

I own a 2008 XC90 with only 21000 miles on it. While driving, with my child in my car, I received a message "reduced engine performance" and my car started sputtering. I barely made it home, going over a small hill was a struggle. Mind you, this happened at night and I was scared to death that I was going to be stranded on the side of the road with my child. I have read on forums that this has happened to other customers and Volvo currently has a voluntary recall for ETM at no cost to the consumer. When I entered my VIN on the Volvo site nothing came up. This is my mode of transportation and I am terrified to drive it until this gets resolved quickly.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2008 Volvo XC90. While driving approximately 30 mph, the temperature gauge displayed that the vehicle was overheated. The dealer diagnosed that cylinder three and six needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA